A man objects to being photographed, walks straight at the lens until his open mouth fills the screen, and swallows the camera and the cameraman with it. He steps back, chews, and grins. Three shots and a black void, made by James Williamson in Hove in 1901, and the film knows exactly where the audience is sitting. One minute.
Wikimedia Commons · FM-54; File:The Big Swallow (1901).ogv; 480x360
